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Summary: San Souci version for children
Review: I don't know why amazon lumps every version of this story together. The original is great (if you've seen the "Sleepy Hollow" movie, forget what you know and read the story). But I'm writing to review San Souci's version, which is a rewrite for kids. This is a great idea. I wanted to introduce my 6-year-old to this story, but Washington Irving is just too rich (dense) for kids that age. Fortunately, San Souci has pared down the prose, while leaving nothing of consequence out. His version is very true to the original (I'm fanatical about this, and would tell you if it wasn't). The illustrations are wonderful and not too scary for kids (I don't, though, read this at bedtime, just in case they don't believe me when I tell them it was really just Brom Bones with a pumpkin, which is also pretty apparent from the illustrations). But don't take my word for it. You can find the text on the web (search: San Souci Sleepy Hollow). But come back and buy the book to get all of the pictures
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Summary: Best Sleepy Hollow package ever
Review: I have experienced several productions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," in person, on stage, on screen and in books. None of them is as good as this book/cassette set, with the combination of Glen Close's narrative talents in relating the story and being able to read along in the wonderfully illustrated book graced with period "artwork." The mystery and atmosphere of this story is perfectly captured; the story is expertly edited and narrated. Close is a storytelling genius and is completely and effectively able to switch personae and voices as she re-tells this classic story. I have listened to it with my children during long drives in the car at night, and I have listened to it on bright autumn afternoons by myself. I have carted it around and I have lent it to many people, with the result that I no longer have my copy! Autumn and Halloween were not the same last year without it. This set is completely as entertaining for adults as it is for children. No school library,no home should be without a copy.
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Summary: Headless Riders, Really Old Men, and Haunted Treasures
Review: I have read this book, and it has "edge of your 'Scary Imagination' suspense and thrilling". The featured titles are, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Rip Van Winkle", and (not mentioned on the cover) "Golden Dreams" (it may not sound so scary, but it is). The picture of the Headless Horseman on the cover is extraordinary;it gives me another view of him. I highly recommend this book for young readers.
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Summary: Family Friendly Sleepy Hollow
Review: I have read, heard and seen many versions of this Washington Irving classic: this one takes top honors!! Glenn Close gives a stellar performance with incredible (almost impossible) voice characterizations of the different players in the story. The background music is perfect. The illustrations are both colorful and authentic. Neither my husband nor I are "spring chickens" any longer-I am 39 and he is 54. But both of us completely enjoy this production, and it is great for our four young children, as well. It is well-edited to leave out the extraneous information (although Irving's tale is well-written in the first place, some of it would not translate to a story-telling mode), and the length of 22 minutes is perfect. I only wish the book were a little larger and hardbound (as some nursery rhyme books are) so that the beautiful pictures would be more visible to a larger group of people viewing them (plus a hardback book would be sturdier-the edges wouldn't fray as easily in eager little hands.) Overall, though, I have no complaints. I lost the tape and am ordering it here again, because it is a classic no family should be without.
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Summary: Good for It's Time, Overwritten By Today's Standards
Review: I know kicking Washington Irving is a little unfair since he wrote when the standards for popular fiction were much different than they are today.The "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an interesting tale, full of notable and interesting characters. Irving is very good at description and Ichabod Crane, his future (hopefully) father in law, his intended and his competitor for the young lady's attentions are all well sketched. This book is very floridly written. Long paragraphs are given over to minute descriptions that just don't appear in today's fiction. To those nurtured on 20th Century prose, the contrast makes Irving's stories seem turgid and very slow moving. You can recognize Irving's talent with words and long sentences in the writing -- unfortunately those very talents interfere with the pace and presentation of the underlying story.
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Summary: Not That Scary, But abrupt ending
Review: I liked the story a lot, the description of the characters of crane, katrina and others was excellent. But I did not find the story that scary..b/c there was only one encounter with that horseless horseman. Also I did not like the way the story ended. I would have liked it more if Ichabod was not such a coward..:) Thats irvings style i guess.
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Summary: the legnd of sleppy hollow
Review: I read The Legnd of Slepy Hollow.I felt that this book was ok it had some excitting parts and other parts nothing really happend.This book was better near the end and beggining.This book would be a good one to read if you had to do a book report because it would be easy.
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Summary: Sleepy Hollow
Review: I really liked this book! But of course I love Wishbone. This book was close to the original author's version.
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Summary: THE GREATEST LEGEND
Review: I think that it is an excellent book and a great legend indeed. It is the perfect example of a good legend, I recommend this book to people who love reading.
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Summary: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Review: I thought that the story was very good. I read it because I liked the movie. As they say the book is always better than the movie. I enjoyed the part in the story that was about the bridge. I also think some parts of the book were better because you could use your mind to fill in the parts of the story that is not realy filled in. In the end the story is great, and it leaves you feeling safe in your bed at night.
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